Even the most sane men go a little mad sometimes, but some decide they like how it feels and decide to wear it like a giant garbage bag with holes for our arms and head. Shia LaBeouf seems to still be wearing his Hefty brand sport jacket thanks to his outbursts at press conferences, his public outburst outside of a Broadway theater and his crazy interview with the aptly named Interview Magazine. Some of his bizarre responses reminded us of another crazy person who had an inordinate connection to his mother, “Psycho” killer Norman Bates. See if you can tell the difference between the serial killer with the psycho looks and the serial psycho with the killer looks. (Answer key at the bottom)
1. “A hobby should pass the time, not fill it.”
2. “I have a hard time with free time.”
3. “I’m a little territorial and defensive. I don’t like having my space invaded.”
4. “I’m an only child, so I’m pretty much a loner.”
5. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.”
6. “Probably the sexiest woman I know is my mother.”
7. “Crime is sexy.”
8. “Sometimes I feel I’m living a meaningless life and I get frightened.”
9. “If you love somebody, you wouldn’t leave them even if they treat your badly.”
10. “I think that we’re all in our private traps, clamped in them, and none of us can ever get out. We scratch and we claw, but only at the air, only at each other, and for all of it, we never budge an inch.”
11. “I’ve been going through an existential crisis. If you look at my behavior, it’s been motivated by a certain discourse.”
12. “Well, I’m not a fool. And I’m not capable of being fooled! Not even by a woman.”
13. “I know that in the cosmic scheme of things, little boys are small, but some days they can be… some days little boys can be giants.”
14. “My mom is at my house every day and she nags me about everything, especially hygiene.”
15. “You smell like, like the toasted cheese sandwiches.”
16. “It’s perfectly natural for a son to love his mother.”
17. “I think I must have one of those faces you can’t help believing.”
18. “I’m trying to find a way to have some control over my actions, my behavior, my ideas, my thoughts, my path in life. But it’s very new for me.”
19. “When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.”
20. “Oh, I’ve killed before, and now I’m gonna have to do it again.”
Answers:
Shia LaBeouf: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 18, 19
Norman Bates: 1, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20
Danny Gallagher can be found on Twitter @thisisdannyg
